Hi, I’m Gareth.
I hope none of you bigger boys…and girls… will mind me being here. I have and am working on a 1970’s CB200. It was my dads’ bike first, he got it at the same time I went up to a ‘proper’ motorbike, in my late teens, a CB100N from my first two wheeled freedom machine… a Tomos moped.
Boy did I love and hate that Tomos.
We had many a good ride out together, real good memories. Unfortunately, years later and years ago now, he had a low speed crash while out on it one afternoon. As a result of that he never walked again. ‘We’ fixed it up and I started to use it. More good memories and many long ride (in the rain) around the UK. Then 10ish years ago I embarked on a ‘let’s fix it up’, dad would love to see it back to its former glory.
Work, life, four different jobs and six house/locations moves later I can now begin to see a glimmer of a light at an end of this part restoration project. Sadly, dad died suddenly just over a year ago, so didn’t get to see it done, but I’m still keen to finish this ‘little’ project, with a little 'help' from my now six year old son.
I am now getting very close, I hope, I so do hope, to getting this little old bike back on the road. I have recorded the journey via my YouTube channel. I found YouTube vids on bike restorations very useful in the early days so wanted to share my experiences, with the hope it could help someone else. I also found reading the posts on this (and other) forums very helpful.
I will try to add some pics of this CB200, back in its day, once I find them. I’m sure they are in a box somewhere safe… As well as up to date shots as I make those little steps of progress towards getting it back on the road.
